( Figs 2 A, 2 D)
Dundubia linearis Walker, 1850: 48 [TL:? (without location)].
Pomponia fusca: Jacobi, 1905: 430; Distant, 1917: 101; Moulton, 1923: 112; Sanborn et al., 2007: 28 (nec Olivier, 1790). Pomponia linearis: Moulton, 1923: 110, 167; Metcalf, 1963: 845; Hayashi, 1984: 55; Lee & Hayashi, 2003: 383; Pham, 2004: 62; Duffels & Hayashi, 2006: 197; Sanborn et al., 2007: 28; Lee, 2008: 9; Pham & Yang, 2009: 14; Lee, 2010: 21.
Material examined. VIETNAM: Lao Cai: 1 ♂, Tonkin, env immediats de LaoKay, 1908, coll. Capne SAUVEZ ( MNHN); Ha Giang: 1 ♂, Tonkin, Reg' Ha-Giang, 1916, coll. Siebens-Olivier ( MNHN); Vinh Phuc: 1 ♂, Dai Dinh, 500 m, 8.v. 2004, coll. Hoang Vu Tru ( VNMN); Hoa Binh: 2 ♂♂, Tonkin, Hoabinh, 1919, coll. R. Oberthur ( MNHN); Ninh Binh: 12 ♂♂, 4 ♀♀, Cuc Phuong NP, 200m, 25.v. 2005, coll. Pham Hong Thai ( VNMN); Thanh Hoa: 1 ♂, Hoa Quy, Nhu Xuan, 150 m, Ho. 1.0252, 31.v. 2008, coll. Hoang Vu Tru ( VNMN); Thua Thien Hue: 1 ♂, Bach Ma NP, 600m, 9.vi. 2002, coll. Ta Huy Thinh; 1 ♂, Bach Ma NP, Cic0366, v. 2003; 4 ♂♂, 1 ♀, A Roang, A Luoi, 600–700 m, Ho. 1597 - Ho.1601, 3- 4.v. 2005, coll. Pham Hong Thai ( VNMN); Quang Nam: 1 ♂, Cha Val, Song Thanh NR, 400 m, Ho.1038, 29.iv. 2005, coll. Pham Hong Thai ( VNMN).
Distribution. Vietnam (Lao Cai, Ha Giang, Vinh Phuc, Hoa Binh, Ninh Binh, Thanh Hoa, Thua Thien Hue, and Quang Nam), Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, and India.
Remarks. This species can be distinguished from other species in the Pomponia linearis species complex by the medial spine of clasper which is distinctly longer than lateral spine.